The Lion Sleeps Tonight by Straight No Chaser

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  • Опубликовано: 2 янв 2025

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  • @Calliope634
    @Calliope634 9 месяцев назад +28

    A timeless classic loved by many but for people who have lived in Africa it can easily make one well up. Love you Africa, always will.

  • @phyllisanngodfrey6137
    @phyllisanngodfrey6137 3 года назад +386

    I have always loved that song. I am 71 and like me, it’s a classic…..timeless.

    • @debabrataroy1358
      @debabrataroy1358 3 года назад +5

      how are you doing sir??

    • @lindafox7822
      @lindafox7822 3 года назад +4

      We are classic alright! Lol. Love that song. Reminds me of my youth.

    • @lottiestanley7696
      @lottiestanley7696 3 года назад +5

      I’m 73... still love it 😍

    • @TheDobe64
      @TheDobe64 3 года назад +7

      I am 78 and joined the Navy in 1961 and that was one of the top songs at that time. Loved it then and still do!!

    • @barbaraturner200
      @barbaraturner200 3 года назад +2

      I am 68, look 50. Love the good music. Not bragging..just facts.

  • @mariesimbeck9875
    @mariesimbeck9875 4 месяца назад +51

    Always a favorite. I'm 71 and still love it.

    • @timothygreening875
      @timothygreening875 4 месяца назад +1

      You know, first time, fabulous

    • @EstherCarey-nq4ht
      @EstherCarey-nq4ht Месяц назад

      I love the way the Weavers sang this son back in the early '50's. Right up there with you. I'm 71 also.

  • @debconnelly1642
    @debconnelly1642 3 года назад +109

    This is what music is for. Entertaining, spreading joy, and using a God given gift of brightening a spot in life.

  • @ShadowPoet174
    @ShadowPoet174 12 лет назад +949

    The urge to sing "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" is always a whim away... a whim away... a whim away... a whim away! :)

    • @annek1226
      @annek1226 3 года назад +7

      Groan!

    • @jacksonbrown5900
      @jacksonbrown5900 3 года назад +5

      ROTFL

    • @SmollerRadish
      @SmollerRadish 3 года назад +7

      @@jacksonbrown5900 why are people replying after 8 years

    • @jacksonbrown5900
      @jacksonbrown5900 3 года назад +26

      @@SmollerRadish because the video is still up and people still like the song. Why does it matter when they/I comment?

    • @amythompson7700
      @amythompson7700 3 года назад +9

      @@SmollerRadish Because this is really good!!!!

  • @alexandershtefan1033
    @alexandershtefan1033 Год назад +7

    I am 57 and I'm ukrainian. But I like this song too. Great!

  • @ronyap9746
    @ronyap9746 Год назад +16

    Just wonder how the Lion is gonna sleep tonight with this song and dance
    It's just great!

  • @bethbanuelos8830
    @bethbanuelos8830 3 года назад +13

    This randomly popped up....no regrets to watching this. Loving it!

  • @TheRealMake-Make
    @TheRealMake-Make 10 лет назад +137

    These guys are my favorite a-cap group of all time. They look like they're having so much fun and that joy for life is definitely contagious. I need more of this stuff...just hook it to my veins!

  • @motomweusi836
    @motomweusi836 4 года назад +23

    This song was part of my childhood and I appreciate it, BIG TIME.

  • @patlarimore6960
    @patlarimore6960 Год назад +12

    Saw these guys in person at 3 separate concerts, and each time they were great! Great singers, "intrumentalists", dancers, and comedians! Wonderful entertainers loaded with talent. A must see!

  • @susiemalphurs5212
    @susiemalphurs5212 11 месяцев назад +5

    Wow! That's fantastic! Good job guys!

  • @lucilleyoung9142
    @lucilleyoung9142 3 года назад +3

    I had such a bad day today. My neighbor passed away from a heart attack. Requiescat in pace (May he rest in peace.)
    My charge card was compromised and three heavy charges were fraudulently put on my credit card, which fortunately the credit was dropped. But it shocked me to see it at first.
    Then I listened to this group sing "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" and it just brightened my day. Bravissimo to Straight No Chaser. What a great job. And they seemed to be having such fun performing this song..

  • @crazydave1990ify
    @crazydave1990ify 8 лет назад +335

    Can't help but smile when I watch this - Thank god the world still has Music.

  • @sharonspencer2312
    @sharonspencer2312 3 года назад +21

    1960 Those were such good days, must be what we will experience in heaven, hearing all our fav groups anytime. 'Those were the days my friend, we thought they'd never end; we thought they'd last forever and a day.'

    • @rhtball
      @rhtball 3 года назад

      Rubber Ball come bouncing back to you......We had so many classics that we can only hope they will never die.....

    • @time.528
      @time.528 3 года назад

      I'm not old enough to have grown and enjoyed the 50s and 60s. But I used to work with my dad and that's all he listened to. I come to enjoy that era of music.
      I caught that feeling that you are trying to express

  • @beastp9569
    @beastp9569 7 лет назад +3

    why do i just love this, so many men loves the song as much as i do..👍👍👍 spot on tone

  • @debbieedwards9508
    @debbieedwards9508 Год назад +12

    The absolutely most entertaining video I’ve ever seen on (years of watching) RUclips ❣️❣️❣️❣️❣️

    • @paulgabit9534
      @paulgabit9534 Год назад

      Hello Debbie 👋, how are you doing?

  • @romygime5822
    @romygime5822 3 года назад +10

    This is a beautiful song We seems like to forget but to listen again it bring those times back in our minds So nice memories good times then. No covid free times

  • @glendamahoney8496
    @glendamahoney8496 5 лет назад +84

    It's been a long time since I got chills from listening to someone sing but when he started I got chills all over. They are crazy and having so much fun.

    • @pedmst
      @pedmst 5 лет назад

      Yeah I know what you mean alright. I got chills with the Carlton dance at the end it was so right on. Lol! That song never gets old and with this twist it got a makeover too!

    • @miketwomey4923
      @miketwomey4923 Год назад

      I agree with you so much, I'm a 63 yr old fat straight guy and these guys gave me goosebumps. It's inspirational and intergenerational and probably even international. It was amazing...

  • @michaeltinsley9738
    @michaeltinsley9738 6 лет назад +38

    Excellent harmonies and comedy! Absolutely great A- cappella music ! I've never heard 'Straight No Chaser' but I'll look for them now. In Christ Jesus, Michael

    • @cristi5298
      @cristi5298 Год назад

      Then look for their 12 Days of Christmas video. You'll LOVE it!! It's what got them famous.

  • @marilyncook2706
    @marilyncook2706 3 года назад +11

    I've started calling this up every morning to start my day. It puts a smile on my face and reminds me that hard times can't destroy beauty or laughter.

  • @annmarie1569
    @annmarie1569 3 года назад +5

    I'm 46 and I love this song. These guys did an awesome job. 💘

  • @dodogonzaga
    @dodogonzaga 5 лет назад +10

    It's 2019.
    I have watched this for 9 years!!! And still counting..

  • @waynefoulk6980
    @waynefoulk6980 4 года назад +120

    Absolutely love this version. What better way to enjoy the old music then to find a way to do it to bring back memories while making your audience laugh. Watching in July 2020 during the Coronavirus pandemic. Just what I needed.

  • @kiwisunshine9631
    @kiwisunshine9631 3 года назад +69

    Oh wow!! When that guy with the high voice started singing I got goosebumps all over me!! This as awesome!! Many thanks, and stay well:-)

  • @Leila-Miha
    @Leila-Miha 3 года назад +60

    Don't know how i get here but who cares! Loved it. What a nice relaxation after getting exhausted and stressed from work 😍

    • @QUICKBOOKS1
      @QUICKBOOKS1 3 года назад +1

      Same here. The ones on Zoom are amazing, too. (I'm assuming that's Zoom.)

    • @karenjones1
      @karenjones1 Год назад +1

      And me.

    • @davidc8735
      @davidc8735 Год назад

      Come on back for another dance break!

  • @KaushikSrinivasregidi
    @KaushikSrinivasregidi 9 лет назад +55

    This makes me smile so much! Always loved this song, brings so much nostalgia.

  • @arlitabeard7693
    @arlitabeard7693 8 месяцев назад +4

    One of my favorites before i when country in 1963 i was 13 when this came out

  • @linrae4737
    @linrae4737 3 года назад +20

    Need more of this NOW!! So awesome talented. A sheer joy to listen and watch. Go Blokes!!

  • @chrissawyer1502
    @chrissawyer1502 2 месяца назад

    Saw these guys twice.....outstanding!

  • @patriciajrs46
    @patriciajrs46 Год назад +3

    Love the tenor and the bass.. These guys are good-way crazy!! Thanks for posting this. It's fun.

  • @DebraMooney-y3n
    @DebraMooney-y3n 3 месяца назад

    I love that song. They are great.

  • @spasjt
    @spasjt 10 лет назад +556

    Always nice to see performers enjoying themselves; really adds to the atmosphere.

  • @exbarsilambi2757
    @exbarsilambi2757 8 лет назад +292

    its not only the voice and the song, they're also gorgeous..

    • @janellparsel1487
      @janellparsel1487 8 лет назад +4

      there fabulous!
      BRO FIST

    • @ribitt06
      @ribitt06 5 лет назад +1

      @@grandmacooch2441 And that bothers YOU how?

    • @grandmacooch2441
      @grandmacooch2441 5 лет назад

      @@ribitt06 I don't like gay niggas

    • @lauraprince3854
      @lauraprince3854 5 лет назад +2

      Geez guys, why are you here, of all places, on a music vid, insulting each other?? I just want to say the guy singing falsetto is adorable.

    • @Shekinahhhh
      @Shekinahhhh 5 лет назад

      They are not Bangtan Sonyeondan!

  • @jeffreycoogan09
    @jeffreycoogan09 5 лет назад +19

    "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" was originally written and recorded by Solomon Linda in 1939. And the songs original title was "Mbube". Recorded under the South African, Gallo Record Company. Linda's original was written in Zulu, while the English version's lyrics were written by George David Weiss.

  • @ChristeneHartley
    @ChristeneHartley Месяц назад +1

    Just great guys giving a lot of happiness well done

  • @aerilee33
    @aerilee33 12 лет назад +69

    I like how when they're singing about the PEACEFUL village, they start to go faster
    you go guys, I like the groove! :))

    • @josephstalin6418
      @josephstalin6418 4 года назад

      I hate how the fucking audience keeps clapping a cheering in the middle of the fucking song

  • @sharonspencer2312
    @sharonspencer2312 3 года назад +2

    My very 1st fav song, I was 11yrs old, now 71. I found a lion head at Walgreen's a few years ago that sings a little bit of song. Good memories!

  • @juliajanssens8432
    @juliajanssens8432 4 года назад +8

    An all-time dynamic performance, brilliant choreography every instant, humour and singing and dance talent showcased forever - Increases optimism and energy levels.Therapeutic music beyond belief. This is thoroughly enjoyable incredible talent.

  • @maryannbrunner9087
    @maryannbrunner9087 2 года назад +2

    This is the first time I have seen this video. I have been finding lots of videos I never saw before and they are songs I have not seen them do in concert either. Thank God for You Tube!!!!

  • @benjaminochieng7761
    @benjaminochieng7761 8 лет назад +5

    Wow..... cant get enough of this. sounds new and amazing every day.

  • @pamelaalgea5605
    @pamelaalgea5605 3 месяца назад

    This is an enormously entertaining version of an oldies favorite! These guys. should definitely be on everyone's favorites list!

  • @margaretosburn5709
    @margaretosburn5709 5 лет назад +15

    Amazing group! Love these guys! Puts a huge smile on my face!

  • @chanelchilley5844
    @chanelchilley5844 3 года назад +1

    Bless them sound very good

  • @Janice-mu6wf
    @Janice-mu6wf Год назад

    I love you all and all your songs. Have to say though I like the early stuff best. You loved and it showed.

  • @susanwarren6547
    @susanwarren6547 4 года назад +7

    6:30 in the morning, having my 2nd cup of coffee, and I run across this video.....just AWESOME! One of my favorite songs and this brought on a mountain of smiles and laughs. Thank you for bringing such good vibes to me this morning!

  • @rosmarietretzack3739
    @rosmarietretzack3739 3 года назад

    Total toll, das organisierte Chaos im Urwald nachempfunden. Ich bin begeistert.

  • @devinmcg9300
    @devinmcg9300 6 лет назад +4

    Harmony at it's BEST!! Music got me through NAVY! Love and loss! There were not many TV's on a ship! Make the best of what you have! Appreciate! P.S. listen love your family and friends, people! One day you will see that! This is pure music!

  • @j-pclermont3961
    @j-pclermont3961 3 года назад +1

    Those boys were having fun. This is good.

  • @yaminkosiadoniehondomi1229
    @yaminkosiadoniehondomi1229 5 лет назад +15

    made my day,absolutely marvellous,cant stop grinning..

  • @jacquelinefox2632
    @jacquelinefox2632 Год назад +1

    I saw this.. Blew my chorus.. Xxxxx J Xxxxxxxx ❤

  • @irenesmith6735
    @irenesmith6735 5 лет назад +29

    still going strong...love their performance...made my morning better...

  • @wihopaSD
    @wihopaSD 3 месяца назад

    Completely entertaining and original accapella, great job done, brilliant men and smiling here the whole time.❤✌

  • @katherinebrazonis7802
    @katherinebrazonis7802 3 года назад +4

    I got the goose bumps. Love the music.

  • @seb4462
    @seb4462 15 дней назад

    2010: This takes me back to my younger days. We used to play this on the jukebox all the time. Good memories of sock hops and drive-in movies. Kids these days don't know what they're missing. Real music, not like all that noise they listen to.
    2024: This slaps, low-key a vibe. Still a banger after all these years. Ngl, the lion still snoozin' tho. Deadass iconic.
    2074: Mega throwback vibe, this vid slaps. Holo-proj of gramps jamming to this back in the day - cray-cray. Defs pre-metaverse, but the rhythm still bops. Low-key makes me wanna neural-link and learn this ancient groove. Straight fire, no cap.

  • @joyr36
    @joyr36 5 лет назад +8

    A lot of talent on that stage. Loved the performance.

  • @DonnaDavis-l1u
    @DonnaDavis-l1u 2 месяца назад

    I have always loved this song.😊

  • @KC-kb6mg
    @KC-kb6mg 6 месяцев назад +5

    Our 4 member wine group has been going to SNC concerts every year since 2014. We already have our tickets for their Dec 2, 2024 show. 🎉

  • @mskittyjudy6943
    @mskittyjudy6943 3 года назад +2

    I'm in my late 70s and remember this song which I loved. I love their version, esp some of the 'wrong' (?) moves...ha ha

  • @Krunal_in_Milan
    @Krunal_in_Milan 7 лет назад +30

    One of the best stage performance i have ever seen in my life.! So relaxing. kind of a emotional roller-coaster! and the humor is outstanding! and yes I am listening it in 2017 !!! Love you guys.. :D

  • @smokedoliver1
    @smokedoliver1 3 года назад

    It’s fun watching them having fun.

  • @pamelagahan5601
    @pamelagahan5601 3 года назад +22

    Best thing I've seen since Covid. Couldn't wipe the smile off my face the whole time. Love it. Thank you ❤️

    • @barbaraturner200
      @barbaraturner200 3 года назад +2

      We are all sick of COVID and need some good energy in our lives.

    • @paulgabit9534
      @paulgabit9534 Год назад

      Hello Pamela 👋, how are you doing!

  • @joann5157
    @joann5157 4 года назад +2

    I love this song and I LOVE this group!! My smile for the day!!

  • @sethmanukula176
    @sethmanukula176 7 лет назад +3

    One of the simplest yet most effective performance I've seen to date for this song! Great!!!

  • @theinnominatoidk3821
    @theinnominatoidk3821 3 года назад +1

    i love the good vibes

  • @lindaweeks2679
    @lindaweeks2679 6 лет назад +23

    Great song & showmanship! I hope y’all have others to sing. Brought back great memories. Thank you!

  • @jennifera4350
    @jennifera4350 2 месяца назад

    Fantastic performance! Don't know why this appeared now on my computer but totally enjoyed it.

  • @judithmaryhill4862
    @judithmaryhill4862 5 лет назад +15

    Fun to watch. Thank you, gentlemen, for this delightful version of this song. I can see you were all having fun ❤😊❤

  • @karenroutledge5078
    @karenroutledge5078 2 года назад

    I could listen to this all day long ??? I usually do ?? xxx Excellent guys xx

  • @davidwhite7789
    @davidwhite7789 5 лет назад +3

    This was just fun,smiled from the very beginning and couldn't stop until the last hillarious note. Thank you guys for a fun ride.

  • @judithhendrickson2064
    @judithhendrickson2064 3 месяца назад

    I am 79 and I still love it too.❤

  • @mwnts2no
    @mwnts2no 7 лет назад +5

    It is wonderful, hearing these men sing and bounce around, all in "k"! So fun and beautiful, continues to give me goosebumps. This is such fun to send to friends for a real treat!

  • @brucebadeau9906
    @brucebadeau9906 9 лет назад

    Ohhhhh Mannnn was this ever great --- Bravo to a wonderful bunch of very talented guys singing my childhood favorite song !!!!

  • @mrsheatherteske
    @mrsheatherteske 3 года назад +5

    I've seen them in concert. Outstanding! One of my fav parts though was where they redo 80s and 90s medleys 😂 but this one was also awesome 👍

  • @trashkarma1416
    @trashkarma1416 Год назад +1

    Still love the song first time listening to these guys absolutely love it

  • @creativeplanetjanet
    @creativeplanetjanet 9 лет назад +45

    I attended an "Oldie but Goodie" concert in the early 90's and saw the Tokens perform The Lion Sleeps Tonight. I enjoyed it very much. They sounded just as good as I remembered when hearing it as a kid sometime during the 60's. But I enjoy this one even more! Great job guys! So glad I found this!

  • @carolynyoung-jenkins7263
    @carolynyoung-jenkins7263 Год назад +1

    Great group of great singers. So much fun to watch.

  • @sallycarlson5590
    @sallycarlson5590 6 лет назад +3

    What a fun and uplifting performance !!! I loved it !!!

  • @lindagliott5838
    @lindagliott5838 Год назад

    This song came out when I was 11 and I sang it all the time and just as great today

  • @intermezzono1
    @intermezzono1 12 лет назад +14

    I gotta say that every year since I discovered their "12 days of Christmas" version, I listen to it like every day during Christmas season, and I keep looking for more videos. But mostly only around Christmas. So weird.

  • @tonton5407
    @tonton5407 6 лет назад

    Great group performance and that lead singers voice was so nice to listen to wow. Lion King a classic. Peace and Love from Sweden

  • @linedanzer4302
    @linedanzer4302 6 лет назад +7

    Love it! The lead has a very nice and pure tenor and falsetto voice. Choreography was fun too!!
    Side note: This song has special meaning to me. My sister and I are both Leos. She loved this song. When the Lion King came out, it was a joy to learn this song was included in the sound track. After my sister passed away, whenever I would hear this song, it would bring tears to my eyes. It was fun to hear the song done with such fun and passion for acapella (another favorite of mine). Thank you gentlemen of No Chaser.

  • @williamlockhartnelson8873
    @williamlockhartnelson8873 5 лет назад +1

    The blessing for all counter tenors everywhere. I wish I had that range.

  • @wladimirdesousaesilva3508
    @wladimirdesousaesilva3508 5 лет назад +16

    Vozes e boa música juntam todos... Lindo demais!

  • @shannonorielly4239
    @shannonorielly4239 5 лет назад +1

    This is my brother's favourite song. I haven't seen him nor spoke to him in over 20 years. Brett if you see this I love you and miss you very much. 🇨🇦🕊🌷🥀🌹🥀🥀

  • @aalennn1
    @aalennn1 9 лет назад +754

    whether he sang it in the original version or in his own version...
    everyone was happy
    they were happy...
    hakuna matata

    • @MsRandomPro
      @MsRandomPro 8 лет назад +17

      It was a mix with Lion sleeps tonight and brown eyed girl, because they goes well together, as shown.

    • @aalennn1
      @aalennn1 8 лет назад +4

      MsRandomPro
      will check it out for sure

    • @paulinedub7525
      @paulinedub7525 8 лет назад +2

      alenn mosses
      I

    • @sherryfisher2521
      @sherryfisher2521 7 лет назад +2

      alenn mosses yes sir

    • @sherryfisher2521
      @sherryfisher2521 7 лет назад

      MsRandomPro I.think its.owsome

  • @bettinagerloff7810
    @bettinagerloff7810 6 лет назад

    Ich bin immer wieder begeistert von Ihrer Darbietung.

  • @DEBRACRANFORD
    @DEBRACRANFORD 5 лет назад +15

    This was full of fun! Great voices

  • @pamkline7772
    @pamkline7772 7 лет назад

    OMG! I love these guys! Not only were they entertaining but I really enjoyed watching them having fun. It was GREAT.

  • @pamelakline7738
    @pamelakline7738 3 года назад +8

    Still laughing! Thanks, guys, for the "ah-we-go-way" rhythm section. I was sorry when you did go away.

  • @wardengineering9409
    @wardengineering9409 7 лет назад

    Excellent, now that brought a smile to my face, a big one!

  • @GardensLadyBug
    @GardensLadyBug 7 лет назад +3

    Loved this. They sound great and left me grinning. I will have to check out their other music.

  • @jwilson2042
    @jwilson2042 3 года назад +2

    A nice piece of light entertainment to make me smile at the end of the day. 👏🥰

  • @texasgal3903
    @texasgal3903 3 года назад +5

    Fun and made me laugh, I really enjoyed them A LOT!!!

  • @waynejones205
    @waynejones205 2 года назад +1

    They have almost as much fun as my Barbershop Chorus, the Cherry Hill(N.J)Pine Barons!! We had a "wave" more in tune with Riverboat songs, these guys' is more like the extremely unpredictable Barnegat Inlet!! ALWAYS AWESOME HEARING SNC!!

  • @bryduhbikeguy
    @bryduhbikeguy 5 лет назад +4

    That was Amazing! A group doing this nightly,traveling the Country,could not have done better.Thank you Gentlemen.

    • @ameliavanderveere8708
      @ameliavanderveere8708 2 года назад +1

      I wd rather listen 2the original Azanian cultural version (without the un- necessary buffoonery), that was stolen by a caucasian group in the 1950's-60's? &4which the originators NEVER benefit- ted from the $$$ millions the white group reaped from the song. Thus they did what the caucasian is infamous 4, being the cleptomaniac his-[own]- story reveals him 2be: he ripped them off of their hard-earned &well de- served financial rewards. What a pitiful shame!!! Therefore, it's imperative that we: "Tell The Truth & Shame the [lying, fork-tong -ued serpent/d-v-l". 'Nuff sed!

  • @smalltownusa3124
    @smalltownusa3124 3 года назад +1

    If you ever get the opportunity to see these guys live, GO! This video does not do them justice. They're excellent and so fun.

  • @shep7894
    @shep7894 3 года назад +6

    LOL! just got home from dentist and I needed this! ROFL

  • @wandahoward25
    @wandahoward25 Год назад

    Well 13 years after this was posted I finally saw it. Love you guys! Song is always awesome but you also brought in some fun. Thank you

  • @margaretosburn5709
    @margaretosburn5709 6 лет назад +20

    Wow! This is entertainment! Makes me smile!